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\nMembers of Pilgrims rehearsing a dance to “Jehovah Jireh” in the late 1990s.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\nI am a founding member of Pilgrims<\/strong>, a mid-week Bible Study group connected to the Scots International Church Rotterdam, on and off, since the mid-1990s. <\/p>\n

The latest hiatus was due to Covid, but we’re starting up again. I’m so looking forward to spending time as pilgrims together, studying the Bible and deepening our relationships with one another and with the Living God.<\/p>\n

May you too find joy and encouragement in the company of pilgrims where you are.
\n <\/p>\n

P.S.
\nIt appears I’ve chosen “Together” as theme of the month before – in October 2017, exactly five years ago. Well, why not? It’s a good theme, worth a revisit.
\n <\/p>\n\n

A prayer<\/h3>\n

Lord God, we thank you
\nfor calling us into the company
\nof those who trust in Christ
\nand seek to obey his will.
\nMay your Spirit guide and strengthen us
\nin mission and service to your world,
\nfor we are strangers no longer
\nbut pilgrims together on the way to your Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Prayer of the Inter-Church Process (The Swanwick Declaration)<\/em>
\nfrom The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #529
\n <\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nGrow to maturity<\/a>
\nHistory matters<\/a>
\nHow good, how pleasant<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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